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Quotes
These two tennis quotes are sent in from Craig Jones, Martinez Ga., that were heard during his visits to top academies
"It is much more important to be able to handle different spins than to be able to hit different spins." Robert Lansdorp
"Some things just can't be taught or bought." Rick Macci
"As I grow older, I pay less attention to what men say; I just watch what they do." Andrew Carneigie
"Ability will never catch up with the demand for it." Malcomb Forbes
"If you don't like something change it; if you can't change it, change the way you think about it." Mary Engelbreit
Trivia
1) What was the first product to have a bar code?
2) Only 1 planet rotates counterclockwise. Which one is it?
3) What are the plastic things on the end of shoelaces called?
4) How many cows does it take to provide footballs for the NFL in a season?
TIPS
Deep to Win Drill
This is primarily a singles drill, designed to encourage players to keep their shots deep into the court. This of course will neutralize your opponents ability to hurt you, and at the same time, possibly drawing a short ball from your opponent.
Begin a rally. Every time your opponent hits the ball short (inside the service line), or out, you call out a point for them. If at all possible, keep playing every ball, even if they are slightly out, just to get into the groove of maintaining longer rallys. First person to get 21 points called on them by their opponent, loses. Great drill for all ages.
Keith Forrester Dothan, AL
Its All In The Details
With members, often it’s the little things that make the biggest difference. You remodel a large portion of your club at great expense and feel very proud of your accomplishments. A number of members point out what an improvement it has made, but overall the response is business as usual and life at the club goes on.
Then one day you replace your weighing scale in the women’s locker room, and it’s as if you had discovered a cure to a major decease. Almost overnight, the attitude of the club, especially from the women, has changed. Compliments and accolades abound, and it only took a few dollars. In the big scheme of things, you just spent a minimal amount of money, yet it had a major impact on your membership.
This is a perfect illustration of how members perceive the quality . . . . . . . . . . . .
see the complete article at http://www.racquetsportsindustry.com/articles/2009/03/21_all_in_the_details.html
Rod Heckleman is featured in Racquet Sports Industry (RSI) magazine, and will be presenting a one-hour course and a Specialty Course at the upcoming Southern Convention.
Swing Volleys - Player Development
from the One Good Idea CD Book
Feeding players swing volleys with them standing on the baseline.
This enhances a couple of areas: 1-timing improves, 2-you need to drive through the ball better as the ball is dropping, so length of contact improves, 3-racket head speed is faster, 4-judgement of the ball needs to be excellent, 5-players can also work on hitting balls above the shoulder if you feed them higher, so this shot is worked on too.
We have been doing this for 3 to 4 years now and it has helped accelerate the development of good groundstrokes as well as swing volleys.
Ashley Hobson Atlanta, Ga
the One Good Idea CD Book is still available in the most up to date version online.
Click HERE to see the latest version.
Trivia Answers
1) Wrigley's Gum
2) Venus
3) Aglets
4) 3,000 cows
